Lamington, Highland

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Lamington
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Lamington
Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
OS grid reference NH749766
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Invergordon
Postcode district IV18 0
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°45′44″N4°06′13″W / 57.76234°N 4.10365°W / 57.76234; -4.10365 Coordinates: 57°45′44″N4°06′13″W / 57.76234°N 4.10365°W / 57.76234; -4.10365

Lamington is a village, which sits in the southern edges of the Morangie forest in Eastern Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [1]

The village of Tain is located 4 miles to the northeast.

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References

  1. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lamington". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.